diff --git a/pkg/api/http/controller/groups/knowledge_base.py b/pkg/api/http/controller/groups/knowledge_base.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c819397a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/api/http/controller/groups/knowledge_base.py
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+import quart
+from __future__ import annotations
+from .. import group
+
+@group.group_class('knowledge_base', '/api/v1/knowledge/bases')
+class KnowledgeBaseRouterGroup(group.RouterGroup):
+
+    # 定义成功方法
+    def success(self, code=0, data=None, msg: str = 'ok') -> quart.Response:
+        return quart.jsonify({
+            "code": code,
+            "data": data or {},
+            "msg": msg
+        })
+    
+
+        
+    async def initialize(self) -> None:
+        rag = self.ap.knowledge_base_service.RAG_Manager()
+
+        @self.route('', methods=['POST', 'GET'])
+        async def _() -> str:
+            
+            if quart.request.method == 'GET':
+                knowledge_bases = await rag.get_all_knowledge_bases()
+                bases_list = [
+                    {
+                        "uuid": kb.id,
+                        "name": kb.name,
+                        "description": kb.description,
+                    } for kb in knowledge_bases
+                ]
+                return self.success(code=0,
+                                    data={'bases': bases_list},
+                                    msg='ok')
+
+            json_data = await quart.request.json
+            knowledge_base_uuid = await rag.create_knowledge_base(
+                json_data.get('name'),
+                json_data.get('description')
+            )
+            return self.success()
+
+
+        @self.route('/<knowledge_base_uuid>', methods=['GET'])
+        async def _(knowledge_base_uuid: str) -> str:
+            if quart.request.method == 'GET':
+                knowledge_base = await rag.get_knowledge_base_by_id(knowledge_base_uuid)
+
+                if knowledge_base is None:
+                    return self.http_status(404, -1, 'knowledge base not found')
+
+                return self.success(
+                    code=0,
+                    data={
+                        "name": knowledge_base.name,
+                        "description": knowledge_base.description,
+                        "uuid": knowledge_base.id
+                    },
+                    msg='ok'
+                )
+
+        @self.route('/<knowledge_base_uuid>/files', methods=['GET'])
+        async def _(knowledge_base_uuid: str) -> str:
+            if quart.request.method == 'GET':
+                files = await rag.get_files_by_knowledge_base(knowledge_base_uuid)
+                return self.success(code=0,data=[{
+                    "id": file.id,
+                    "file_name": file.file_name,
+                    "status": file.status
+                } for file in files],msg='ok')
+            
+        # delete specific file in knowledge base
+        @self.route('/<knowledge_base_uuid>/files/<file_id>', methods=['DELETE'])
+        async def _(knowledge_base_uuid: str, file_id: str) -> str:
+            await rag.delete_data_by_file_id(file_id)
+            return self.success(code=0, msg='ok')
+        
+        # delete specific kb
+        @self.route('/<knowledge_base_uuid>', methods=['DELETE'])
+        async def _(knowledge_base_uuid: str) -> str:
+            await rag.delete_kb_by_id(knowledge_base_uuid)
+            return self.success(code=0, msg='ok')
diff --git a/pkg/core/app.py b/pkg/core/app.py
index 318cddcb..d8824466 100644
--- a/pkg/core/app.py
+++ b/pkg/core/app.py
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ from ..storage import mgr as storagemgr
 from ..utils import logcache
 from . import taskmgr
 from . import entities as core_entities
+from ...pkg.rag.knowledge import RAG_Manager
+
+
+
 
 
 class Application:
@@ -99,6 +103,8 @@ class Application:
 
     storage_mgr: storagemgr.StorageMgr = None
 
+    knowledge_base_service: RAG_Manager = None
+
     # ========= HTTP Services =========
 
     user_service: user_service.UserService = None
@@ -111,6 +117,7 @@ class Application:
 
     bot_service: bot_service.BotService = None
 
+
     def __init__(self):
         pass
 
diff --git a/pkg/rag/knowledge/RAG_Manager.py b/pkg/rag/knowledge/RAG_Manager.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e172c132
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/rag/knowledge/RAG_Manager.py
@@ -0,0 +1,283 @@
+# RAG_Manager class (main class, adjust imports as needed)
+import logging
+import os
+import asyncio
+from services.parser import FileParser
+from services.chunker import Chunker
+from services.embedder import Embedder
+from services.retriever import Retriever
+from services.database import create_db_and_tables, SessionLocal, KnowledgeBase, File, Chunk # Ensure Chunk is imported if you need to manipulate it directly
+from services.embedding_models import EmbeddingModelFactory
+from services.chroma_manager import ChromaIndexManager
+from ...core import app
+
+class RAG_Manager:
+    def __init__(self, logger: logging.Logger = None):
+        self.logger = logger or logging.getLogger(__name__)
+        self.embedding_model_type = None
+        self.embedding_model_name = None
+        self.chroma_manager = None
+        self.parser = None
+        self.chunker = None
+        self.embedder = None
+        self.retriever = None
+        self.ap = app.Application
+    
+    async def initialize_system(self):
+        await asyncio.to_thread(create_db_and_tables)
+
+    async def create_model(self, embedding_model_type: str,
+                 embedding_model_name: str):
+        self.embedding_model_type = embedding_model_type
+        self.embedding_model_name = embedding_model_name
+
+        try:
+            model = EmbeddingModelFactory.create_model(
+                model_type=self.embedding_model_type,
+                model_name_key=self.embedding_model_name
+            )
+            self.logger.info(f"Configured embedding model '{self.embedding_model_name}' has dimension: {model.embedding_dimension}")
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.logger.critical(f"Failed to get dimension for configured embedding model '{self.embedding_model_name}': {e}")
+            raise RuntimeError("Failed to initialize RAG_Manager due to embedding model issues.")
+
+        self.chroma_manager = ChromaIndexManager(collection_name=f"rag_collection_{self.embedding_model_name.replace('-', '_')}")
+
+        self.parser = FileParser()
+        self.chunker = Chunker()
+        # Pass chroma_manager to Embedder and Retriever
+        self.embedder = Embedder(
+            model_type=self.embedding_model_type,
+            model_name_key=self.embedding_model_name,
+            chroma_manager=self.chroma_manager # Inject dependency
+        )
+        self.retriever = Retriever(
+            model_type=self.embedding_model_type,
+            model_name_key=self.embedding_model_name,
+            chroma_manager=self.chroma_manager # Inject dependency
+        )
+
+    
+    async def create_knowledge_base(self, kb_name: str, kb_description: str):
+        """
+        Creates a new knowledge base with the given name and description.
+        If a knowledge base with the same name already exists, it returns that one.
+        """
+        try:
+            def _get_kb_sync(name):
+                session = SessionLocal()
+                try:
+                    return session.query(KnowledgeBase).filter_by(name=name).first()
+                finally:
+                    session.close()
+
+            kb = await asyncio.to_thread(_get_kb_sync, kb_name)
+
+            if not kb:
+                def _add_kb_sync():
+                    session = SessionLocal()
+                    try:
+                        new_kb = KnowledgeBase(name=kb_name, description=kb_description)
+                        session.add(new_kb)
+                        session.commit()
+                        session.refresh(new_kb)
+                        return new_kb
+                    finally:
+                        session.close()
+                kb = await asyncio.to_thread(_add_kb_sync)
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.logger.error(f"Error creating knowledge base '{kb_name}': {str(e)}", exc_info=True)
+            raise
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.logger.error(f"Error creating knowledge base '{kb_name}': {str(e)}", exc_info=True)
+            raise
+
+    async def get_all_knowledge_bases(self):
+        """
+        Retrieves all knowledge bases from the database.
+        """
+        try:
+            def _get_all_kbs_sync():
+                session = SessionLocal()
+                try:
+                    return session.query(KnowledgeBase).all()
+                finally:
+                    session.close()
+
+            kbs = await asyncio.to_thread(_get_all_kbs_sync)
+            return kbs
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.logger.error(f"Error retrieving knowledge bases: {str(e)}", exc_info=True)
+            return []
+        
+    async def get_knowledge_base_by_id(self, kb_id: int):
+        """
+        Retrieves a knowledge base by its ID.
+        """
+        try:
+            def _get_kb_sync(kb_id):
+                session = SessionLocal()
+                try:
+                    return session.query(KnowledgeBase).filter_by(id=kb_id).first()
+                finally:
+                    session.close()
+
+            kb = await asyncio.to_thread(_get_kb_sync, kb_id)
+            return kb
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.logger.error(f"Error retrieving knowledge base with ID {kb_id}: {str(e)}", exc_info=True)
+            return None
+        
+    async def get_files_by_knowledge_base(self, kb_id: int):
+        try:
+            def _get_files_sync(kb_id):
+                session = SessionLocal()
+                try:
+                    return session.query(File).filter_by(kb_id=kb_id).all()
+                finally:
+                    session.close()
+
+            files = await asyncio.to_thread(_get_files_sync, kb_id)
+            return files
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.logger.error(f"Error retrieving files for knowledge base ID {kb_id}: {str(e)}", exc_info=True)
+            return []
+
+
+    async def store_data(self, file_path: str, kb_name: str, file_type: str, kb_description: str = "Default knowledge base"):
+        self.logger.info(f"Starting data storage process for file: {file_path}")
+        try:
+            def _get_kb_sync(name):
+                session = SessionLocal()
+                try:
+                    return session.query(KnowledgeBase).filter_by(name=name).first()
+                finally:
+                    session.close()
+
+            kb = await asyncio.to_thread(_get_kb_sync, kb_name)
+
+            if not kb:
+                self.logger.info(f"Knowledge Base '{kb_name}' not found. Creating a new one.")
+                def _add_kb_sync():
+                    session = SessionLocal()
+                    try:
+                        new_kb = KnowledgeBase(name=kb_name, description=kb_description)
+                        session.add(new_kb)
+                        session.commit()
+                        session.refresh(new_kb)
+                        return new_kb
+                    finally:
+                        session.close()
+                kb = await asyncio.to_thread(_add_kb_sync)
+                self.logger.info(f"Created Knowledge Base: {kb.name} (ID: {kb.id})")
+
+            def _add_file_sync(kb_id, file_name, path, file_type):
+                session = SessionLocal()
+                try:
+                    file = File(kb_id=kb_id, file_name=file_name, path=path, file_type=file_type)
+                    session.add(file)
+                    session.commit()
+                    session.refresh(file)
+                    return file
+                finally:
+                    session.close()
+
+            file_obj = await asyncio.to_thread(_add_file_sync, kb.id, os.path.basename(file_path), file_path, file_type)
+            self.logger.info(f"Added file entry: {file_obj.file_name} (ID: {file_obj.id})")
+
+            text = await self.parser.parse(file_path)
+            if not text:
+                self.logger.warning(f"File {file_path} parsed to empty content. Skipping chunking and embedding.")
+                # You might want to delete the file_obj from the DB here if it's empty.
+                session = SessionLocal()
+                try:
+                    session.delete(file_obj)
+                    session.commit()
+                except Exception as del_e:
+                    self.logger.error(f"Failed to delete empty file_obj {file_obj.id}: {del_e}")
+                finally:
+                    session.close()
+                return
+
+            chunks_texts = await self.chunker.chunk(text)
+            self.logger.info(f"Chunked into {len(chunks_texts)} pieces.")
+
+            # embed_and_store now handles both DB chunk saving and Chroma embedding
+            await self.embedder.embed_and_store(file_id=file_obj.id, chunks=chunks_texts)
+
+            self.logger.info(f"Data storage process completed for file: {file_path}")
+
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.logger.error(f"Error in store_data for file {file_path}: {str(e)}", exc_info=True)
+            # Consider cleaning up partially stored data if an error occurs.
+            return
+
+    async def retrieve_data(self, query: str):
+        self.logger.info(f"Starting data retrieval process for query: '{query}'")
+        try:
+            retrieved_chunks = await self.retriever.retrieve(query)
+            self.logger.info(f"Successfully retrieved {len(retrieved_chunks)} chunks for query.")
+            return retrieved_chunks
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.logger.error(f"Error in retrieve_data for query '{query}': {str(e)}", exc_info=True)
+            return []
+
+    async def delete_data_by_file_id(self, file_id: int):
+        """
+        Deletes data associated with a specific file_id from both the relational DB and Chroma.
+        """
+        self.logger.info(f"Starting data deletion process for file_id: {file_id}")
+        session = SessionLocal()
+        try:
+            # 1. Delete from Chroma
+            await asyncio.to_thread(self.chroma_manager.delete_by_file_id_sync, file_id)
+
+            # 2. Delete chunks from relational DB
+            chunks_to_delete = session.query(Chunk).filter_by(file_id=file_id).all()
+            for chunk in chunks_to_delete:
+                session.delete(chunk)
+            self.logger.info(f"Deleted {len(chunks_to_delete)} chunks from relational DB for file_id: {file_id}.")
+
+            # 3. Delete file entry from relational DB
+            file_to_delete = session.query(File).filter_by(id=file_id).first()
+            if file_to_delete:
+                session.delete(file_to_delete)
+                self.logger.info(f"Deleted file entry {file_id} from relational DB.")
+            else:
+                self.logger.warning(f"File entry {file_id} not found in relational DB.")
+
+            session.commit()
+            self.logger.info(f"Data deletion completed for file_id: {file_id}.")
+        except Exception as e:
+            session.rollback()
+            self.logger.error(f"Error deleting data for file_id {file_id}: {str(e)}", exc_info=True)
+        finally:
+            session.close()
+
+    async def delete_kb_by_id(self, kb_id: int):
+        """
+        Deletes a knowledge base and all associated files and chunks.
+        """
+        self.logger.info(f"Starting deletion of knowledge base with ID: {kb_id}")
+        session = SessionLocal()
+        try:
+            # 1. Get the knowledge base
+            kb = session.query(KnowledgeBase).filter_by(id=kb_id).first()
+            if not kb:
+                self.logger.warning(f"Knowledge Base with ID {kb_id} not found.")
+                return
+
+            # 2. Delete all files associated with this knowledge base
+            files_to_delete = session.query(File).filter_by(kb_id=kb.id).all()
+            for file in files_to_delete:
+                await self.delete_data_by_file_id(file.id)
+
+            # 3. Delete the knowledge base itself
+            session.delete(kb)
+            session.commit()
+            self.logger.info(f"Successfully deleted knowledge base with ID: {kb_id}")
+        except Exception as e:
+            session.rollback()
+            self.logger.error(f"Error deleting knowledge base with ID {kb_id}: {str(e)}", exc_info=True)
+        finally:
+            session.close()
diff --git a/pkg/rag/knowledge/services/__init__.py b/pkg/rag/knowledge/services/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/pkg/rag/knowledge/services/base_service.py b/pkg/rag/knowledge/services/base_service.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0298226a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/rag/knowledge/services/base_service.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# 封装异步操作
+import asyncio
+import logging
+from services.database import SessionLocal # 导入 SessionLocal 工厂函数
+
+class BaseService:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.logger = logging.getLogger(self.__class__.__name__)
+        self.db_session_factory = SessionLocal # 使用 SessionLocal 工厂函数
+
+    async def _run_sync(self, func, *args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        在单独的线程中运行同步函数。
+        如果第一个参数是 session，则在 to_thread 中获取新的 session。
+        """
+        # 如果函数需要数据库会话作为第一个参数，我们在这里获取它
+        if getattr(func, '__name__', '').startswith('_db_'): # 约定：数据库操作的同步方法以 _db_ 开头
+            session = await asyncio.to_thread(self.db_session_factory)
+            try:
+                result = await asyncio.to_thread(func, session, *args, **kwargs)
+                return result
+            finally:
+                session.close()
+        else:
+            # 否则，直接运行同步函数
+            return await asyncio.to_thread(func, *args, **kwargs)
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diff --git a/pkg/rag/knowledge/services/chroma_manager.py b/pkg/rag/knowledge/services/chroma_manager.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6a469168
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/rag/knowledge/services/chroma_manager.py
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+# services/chroma_manager.py
+import numpy as np
+import logging
+from chromadb import PersistentClient
+import os
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+class ChromaIndexManager:
+    def __init__(self, collection_name: str = "default_collection"):
+        self.logger = logging.getLogger(self.__class__.__name__)
+        chroma_data_path = "./chroma_data"
+        os.makedirs(chroma_data_path, exist_ok=True)
+        self.client = PersistentClient(path=chroma_data_path)
+        self._collection_name = collection_name
+        self._collection = None
+
+        self.logger.info(f"ChromaIndexManager initialized. Collection name: {self._collection_name}")
+
+    @property
+    def collection(self):
+        if self._collection is None:
+            self._collection = self.client.get_or_create_collection(name=self._collection_name)
+            self.logger.info(f"Chroma collection '{self._collection_name}' accessed/created.")
+        return self._collection
+
+    def add_embeddings_sync(self, file_ids: list[int], chunk_ids: list[int], embeddings: np.ndarray, documents: list[str]):
+        if embeddings.shape[0] != len(chunk_ids) or embeddings.shape[0] != len(file_ids) or embeddings.shape[0] != len(documents):
+            raise ValueError("Embedding, file_id, chunk_id, and document count mismatch.")
+
+        chroma_ids = [f"{file_id}_{chunk_id}" for file_id, chunk_id in zip(file_ids, chunk_ids)]
+        metadatas = [{"file_id": fid, "chunk_id": cid} for fid, cid in zip(file_ids, chunk_ids)]
+
+        self.logger.debug(f"Adding {len(embeddings)} embeddings to Chroma collection '{self._collection_name}'.")
+        self.collection.add(
+            embeddings=embeddings.tolist(),
+            ids=chroma_ids,
+            metadatas=metadatas,
+            documents=documents
+        )
+        self.logger.info(f"Added {len(embeddings)} embeddings to Chroma collection '{self._collection_name}'.")
+
+    def search_sync(self, query_embedding: np.ndarray, k: int = 5):
+        """
+        Searches the Chroma collection for the top-k nearest neighbors.
+        Args:
+            query_embedding: A numpy array of the query embedding.
+            k: The number of results to return.
+        Returns:
+            A dictionary containing query results from Chroma.
+        """
+        self.logger.debug(f"Searching Chroma collection '{self._collection_name}' with k={k}.")
+        results = self.collection.query(
+            query_embeddings=query_embedding.tolist(),
+            n_results=k,
+            # REMOVE 'ids' from the include list. It's returned by default.
+            include=["metadatas", "distances", "documents"]
+        )
+        self.logger.debug(f"Chroma search returned {len(results.get('ids', [[]])[0])} results.")
+        return results
+
+    def delete_by_file_id_sync(self, file_id: int):
+        self.logger.info(f"Deleting embeddings for file_id: {file_id} from Chroma collection '{self._collection_name}'.")
+        self.collection.delete(where={"file_id": file_id})
+        self.logger.info(f"Deleted embeddings for file_id: {file_id} from Chroma.")
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diff --git a/pkg/rag/knowledge/services/chunker.py b/pkg/rag/knowledge/services/chunker.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f115dac4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/rag/knowledge/services/chunker.py
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+# services/chunker.py
+import logging
+from typing import List
+from services.base_service import BaseService # Assuming BaseService provides _run_sync
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+class Chunker(BaseService):
+    """
+    A class for splitting long texts into smaller, overlapping chunks.
+    """
+    def __init__(self, chunk_size: int = 500, chunk_overlap: int = 50):
+        super().__init__() # Initialize BaseService
+        self.logger = logging.getLogger(self.__class__.__name__)
+        self.chunk_size = chunk_size
+        self.chunk_overlap = chunk_overlap
+        if self.chunk_overlap >= self.chunk_size:
+            self.logger.warning("Chunk overlap is greater than or equal to chunk size. This may lead to empty or malformed chunks.")
+
+    def _split_text_sync(self, text: str) -> List[str]:
+        """
+        Synchronously splits a long text into chunks with specified overlap.
+        This is a CPU-bound operation, intended to be run in a separate thread.
+        """
+        if not text:
+            return []
+
+        # Simple whitespace-based splitting for demonstration
+        # For more advanced chunking, consider libraries like LangChain's text splitters
+        words = text.split()
+        chunks = []
+        current_chunk = []
+        
+        for word in words:
+            current_chunk.append(word)
+            if len(current_chunk) > self.chunk_size:
+                chunks.append(" ".join(current_chunk[:self.chunk_size]))
+                current_chunk = current_chunk[self.chunk_size - self.chunk_overlap:]
+        
+        if current_chunk:
+            chunks.append(" ".join(current_chunk))
+        
+        # A more robust chunking strategy (e.g., using recursive character text splitter)
+        # from langchain.text_splitter import RecursiveCharacterTextSplitter
+        # text_splitter = RecursiveCharacterTextSplitter(
+        #     chunk_size=self.chunk_size,
+        #     chunk_overlap=self.chunk_overlap,
+        #     length_function=len,
+        #     is_separator_regex=False,
+        # )
+        # return text_splitter.split_text(text)
+        
+        return [chunk for chunk in chunks if chunk.strip()] # Filter out empty chunks
+
+    async def chunk(self, text: str) -> List[str]:
+        """
+        Asynchronously chunks a given text into smaller pieces.
+        """
+        self.logger.info(f"Chunking text (length: {len(text)})...")
+        # Run the synchronous splitting logic in a separate thread
+        chunks = await self._run_sync(self._split_text_sync, text)
+        self.logger.info(f"Text chunked into {len(chunks)} pieces.")
+        return chunks
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diff --git a/pkg/rag/knowledge/services/database.py b/pkg/rag/knowledge/services/database.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4ec21af3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/rag/knowledge/services/database.py
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+from sqlalchemy import create_engine, Column, Integer, String, Text, DateTime, ForeignKey, LargeBinary
+from sqlalchemy.orm import declarative_base, sessionmaker, relationship
+from datetime import datetime
+import numpy as np # 用于处理从LargeBinary转换回来的embedding
+
+Base = declarative_base()
+
+class KnowledgeBase(Base):
+    __tablename__ = 'kb'
+    id = Column(Integer, primary_key=True, index=True)
+    name = Column(String, index=True)
+    description = Column(Text)
+    created_at = Column(DateTime, default=datetime.utcnow)
+
+    files = relationship("File", back_populates="knowledge_base")
+
+class File(Base):
+    __tablename__ = 'file'
+    id = Column(Integer, primary_key=True, index=True)
+    kb_id = Column(Integer, ForeignKey('kb.id'))
+    file_name = Column(String)
+    path = Column(String)
+    created_at = Column(DateTime, default=datetime.utcnow)
+    file_type = Column(String)
+    status = Column(Integer, default=0)  # 0: 未处理, 1: 处理中, 2: 已处理, 3: 错误
+    knowledge_base = relationship("KnowledgeBase", back_populates="files")
+    chunks = relationship("Chunk", back_populates="file")
+
+class Chunk(Base):
+    __tablename__ = 'chunks'
+    id = Column(Integer, primary_key=True, index=True)
+    file_id = Column(Integer, ForeignKey('file.id'))
+    text = Column(Text)
+
+    file = relationship("File", back_populates="chunks")
+    vector = relationship("Vector", uselist=False, back_populates="chunk") # One-to-one
+
+class Vector(Base):
+    __tablename__ = 'vectors'
+    id = Column(Integer, primary_key=True, index=True)
+    chunk_id = Column(Integer, ForeignKey('chunks.id'), unique=True)
+    embedding = Column(LargeBinary) # Store embeddings as binary
+
+    chunk = relationship("Chunk", back_populates="vector")
+
+# 数据库连接
+DATABASE_URL = "sqlite:///./knowledge_base.db" # 生产环境请更换为 PostgreSQL/MySQL
+engine = create_engine(DATABASE_URL, connect_args={"check_same_thread": False} if "sqlite" in DATABASE_URL else {})
+SessionLocal = sessionmaker(autocommit=False, autoflush=False, bind=engine)
+
+# 创建所有表 (可以在应用启动时执行一次)
+def create_db_and_tables():
+    Base.metadata.create_all(bind=engine)
+    print("Database tables created/checked.")
+
+# 定义嵌入维度（请根据你实际使用的模型调整）
+EMBEDDING_DIM = 1024
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diff --git a/pkg/rag/knowledge/services/embedder.py b/pkg/rag/knowledge/services/embedder.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2b581e96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/rag/knowledge/services/embedder.py
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+# services/embedder.py
+import asyncio
+import logging
+import numpy as np
+from typing import List
+from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
+from services.base_service import BaseService
+from services.database import Chunk, SessionLocal
+from services.embedding_models import BaseEmbeddingModel, EmbeddingModelFactory
+from services.chroma_manager import ChromaIndexManager # Import the manager
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+class Embedder(BaseService):
+    def __init__(self, model_type: str, model_name_key: str, chroma_manager: ChromaIndexManager):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.logger = logging.getLogger(self.__class__.__name__)
+        self.model_type = model_type
+        self.model_name_key = model_name_key
+        self.chroma_manager = chroma_manager # Dependency Injection
+
+        self.embedding_model: BaseEmbeddingModel = self._load_embedding_model()
+
+    def _load_embedding_model(self) -> BaseEmbeddingModel:
+        self.logger.info(f"Loading embedding model: type={self.model_type}, name_key={self.model_name_key}...")
+        try:
+            model = EmbeddingModelFactory.create_model(self.model_type, self.model_name_key)
+            self.logger.info(f"Embedding model '{self.model_name_key}' loaded. Output dimension: {model.embedding_dimension}")
+            return model
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.logger.error(f"Failed to load embedding model '{self.model_name_key}': {e}")
+            raise
+
+    def _db_save_chunks_sync(self, session: Session, file_id: int, chunks_texts: List[str]):
+        """
+        Saves chunks to the relational database and returns the created Chunk objects.
+        This function assumes it's called within a context where the session
+        will be committed/rolled back and closed by the caller.
+        """
+        self.logger.debug(f"Saving {len(chunks_texts)} chunks for file_id {file_id} to DB (sync).")
+        chunk_objects = []
+        for text in chunks_texts:
+            chunk = Chunk(file_id=file_id, text=text)
+            session.add(chunk)
+            chunk_objects.append(chunk)
+        session.flush() # This populates the .id attribute for each new chunk object
+        self.logger.debug(f"Successfully added {len(chunk_objects)} chunk entries to DB.")
+        return chunk_objects
+
+    async def embed_and_store(self, file_id: int, chunks: List[str]):
+        if not self.embedding_model:
+            raise RuntimeError("Embedding model not loaded. Please check Embedder initialization.")
+
+        self.logger.info(f"Embedding {len(chunks)} chunks for file_id: {file_id} using {self.model_name_key}...")
+
+        session = SessionLocal() # Start a session that will live for the whole operation
+        chunk_objects = []
+        try:
+            # 1. Save chunks to the relational database first to get their IDs
+            #    We call _db_save_chunks_sync directly without _run_sync's session management
+            #    because we manage the session here across multiple async calls.
+            chunk_objects = await asyncio.to_thread(self._db_save_chunks_sync, session, file_id, chunks)
+            session.commit() # Commit chunks to make their IDs permanent and accessible
+
+            if not chunk_objects:
+                self.logger.warning(f"No chunk objects created for file_id {file_id}. Skipping embedding and Chroma storage.")
+                return []
+
+            # 2. Generate embeddings
+            embeddings: List[List[float]] = await self.embedding_model.embed_documents(chunks)
+            embeddings_np = np.array(embeddings, dtype=np.float32)
+
+            if embeddings_np.shape[1] != self.embedding_model.embedding_dimension:
+                self.logger.error(f"Mismatch in embedding dimension: Model returned {embeddings_np.shape[1]}, expected {self.embedding_model.embedding_dimension}. Aborting storage.")
+                raise ValueError("Embedding dimension mismatch during embedding process.")
+
+            self.logger.info("Saving embeddings to Chroma...")
+            chunk_ids = [c.id for c in chunk_objects] # Now safe to access .id because session is still open and committed
+            file_ids_for_chroma = [file_id] * len(chunk_ids)
+
+            await self._run_sync( # Use _run_sync for the Chroma operation, as it's a sync call
+                self.chroma_manager.add_embeddings_sync,
+                file_ids_for_chroma, chunk_ids, embeddings_np, chunks # Pass original chunks texts for documents
+            )
+            self.logger.info(f"Successfully saved {len(chunk_objects)} embeddings to Chroma.")
+            return chunk_objects
+
+        except Exception as e:
+            session.rollback() # Rollback on any error
+            self.logger.error(f"Failed to process and store data for file_id {file_id}: {e}", exc_info=True)
+            raise # Re-raise the exception to propagate it
+        finally:
+            session.close() # Ensure the session is always closed
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diff --git a/pkg/rag/knowledge/services/embedding_models.py b/pkg/rag/knowledge/services/embedding_models.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a6ce73ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/rag/knowledge/services/embedding_models.py
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+# services/embedding_models.py
+
+import os
+from typing import Dict, Any, List, Type, Optional
+import logging
+import aiohttp # Import aiohttp for asynchronous requests
+import asyncio
+from sentence_transformers import SentenceTransformer
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+# Base class for all embedding models
+class BaseEmbeddingModel:
+    def __init__(self, model_name: str):
+        self.model_name = model_name
+        self._embedding_dimension = None
+
+    async def embed_documents(self, texts: List[str]) -> List[List[float]]:
+        """Asynchronously embeds a list of texts."""
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+    async def embed_query(self, text: str) -> List[float]:
+        """Asynchronously embeds a single query text."""
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+    @property
+    def embedding_dimension(self) -> int:
+        """Returns the embedding dimension of the model."""
+        if self._embedding_dimension is None:
+            raise NotImplementedError("Embedding dimension not set for this model.")
+        return self._embedding_dimension
+    
+class EmbeddingModelFactory:
+    @staticmethod
+    def create_model(model_type: str, model_name_key: str) -> BaseEmbeddingModel:
+        """
+        Factory method to create an embedding model instance.
+        Currently only supports 'third_party_api' types.
+        """
+        if model_name_key not in EMBEDDING_MODEL_CONFIGS:
+            raise ValueError(f"Embedding model configuration '{model_name_key}' not found in EMBEDDING_MODEL_CONFIGS.")
+        
+        config = EMBEDDING_MODEL_CONFIGS[model_name_key]
+        
+        if config['type'] == "third_party_api":
+            required_keys = ['api_endpoint', 'headers', 'payload_template', 'embedding_dimension']
+            if not all(key in config for key in required_keys):
+                raise ValueError(f"Missing configuration keys for third_party_api model '{model_name_key}'. Required: {required_keys}")
+            
+            # Retrieve model_name from config if it differs from model_name_key
+            # Some APIs expect a specific 'model' value in the payload that might be different from the key
+            api_model_name = config.get('model_name', model_name_key) 
+
+            return ThirdPartyAPIEmbeddingModel(
+                model_name=api_model_name, # Use the model_name from config or the key
+                api_endpoint=config['api_endpoint'],
+                headers=config['headers'],
+                payload_template=config['payload_template'],
+                embedding_dimension=config['embedding_dimension']
+            )
+
+class SentenceTransformerEmbeddingModel(BaseEmbeddingModel):
+    def __init__(self, model_name: str):
+        super().__init__(model_name)
+        try:
+            # SentenceTransformer is inherently synchronous, but we'll wrap its calls
+            # in async methods. The actual computation will still block the event loop
+            # if not run in a separate thread/process, but this keeps the API consistent.
+            self.model = SentenceTransformer(model_name)
+            self._embedding_dimension = self.model.get_sentence_embedding_dimension()
+            logger.info(f"Initialized SentenceTransformer model '{model_name}' with dimension {self._embedding_dimension}")
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Failed to load SentenceTransformer model {model_name}: {e}")
+            raise
+
+    async def embed_documents(self, texts: List[str]) -> List[List[float]]:
+        # For CPU-bound tasks like local model inference, consider running in a thread pool
+        # to prevent blocking the event loop for long operations.
+        # For simplicity here, we'll call it directly.
+        return self.model.encode(texts).tolist()
+
+    async def embed_query(self, text: str) -> List[float]:
+        return self.model.encode(text).tolist()
+
+
+class ThirdPartyAPIEmbeddingModel(BaseEmbeddingModel):
+    def __init__(self, model_name: str, api_endpoint: str, headers: Dict[str, str], payload_template: Dict[str, Any], embedding_dimension: int):
+        super().__init__(model_name)
+        self.api_endpoint = api_endpoint
+        self.headers = headers
+        self.payload_template = payload_template
+        self._embedding_dimension = embedding_dimension
+        self.session = None # aiohttp client session will be initialized on first use or in a context manager
+        logger.info(f"Initialized ThirdPartyAPIEmbeddingModel '{model_name}' for async calls to {api_endpoint} with dimension {embedding_dimension}")
+
+    async def _get_session(self):
+        """Lazily create or return the aiohttp client session."""
+        if self.session is None or self.session.closed:
+            self.session = aiohttp.ClientSession()
+        return self.session
+
+    async def close_session(self):
+        """Explicitly close the aiohttp client session."""
+        if self.session and not self.session.closed:
+            await self.session.close()
+            self.session = None
+            logger.info(f"Closed aiohttp session for model {self.model_name}")
+
+    async def embed_documents(self, texts: List[str]) -> List[List[float]]:
+        """Asynchronously embeds a list of texts using the third-party API."""
+        session = await self._get_session()
+        embeddings = []
+        tasks = []
+        for text in texts:
+            payload = self.payload_template.copy()
+            if 'input' in payload:
+                payload['input'] = text
+            elif 'texts' in payload:
+                payload['texts'] = [text]
+            else:
+                raise ValueError("Payload template does not contain expected text input key.")
+
+            tasks.append(self._make_api_request(session, payload))
+        
+        results = await asyncio.gather(*tasks, return_exceptions=True)
+
+        for i, res in enumerate(results):
+            if isinstance(res, Exception):
+                logger.error(f"Error embedding text '{texts[i][:50]}...': {res}")
+                # Depending on your error handling strategy, you might:
+                # - Append None or an empty list
+                # - Re-raise the exception to stop processing
+                # - Log and skip, then continue
+                embeddings.append([0.0] * self.embedding_dimension) # Append dummy embedding or handle failure
+            else:
+                embeddings.append(res)
+        
+        return embeddings
+
+    async def _make_api_request(self, session: aiohttp.ClientSession, payload: Dict[str, Any]) -> List[float]:
+        """Helper to make an asynchronous API request and extract embedding."""
+        try:
+            async with session.post(self.api_endpoint, headers=self.headers, json=payload) as response:
+                response.raise_for_status() # Raise an exception for HTTP errors (4xx, 5xx)
+                api_response = await response.json()
+                
+                # Adjust this based on your API's actual response structure
+                if "data" in api_response and len(api_response["data"]) > 0 and "embedding" in api_response["data"][0]:
+                    embedding = api_response["data"][0]["embedding"]
+                    if len(embedding) != self.embedding_dimension:
+                        logger.warning(f"API returned embedding of dimension {len(embedding)}, but expected {self.embedding_dimension} for model {self.model_name}. Adjusting config might be needed.")
+                    return embedding
+                elif "embeddings" in api_response and isinstance(api_response["embeddings"], list) and api_response["embeddings"]:
+                    embedding = api_response["embeddings"][0]
+                    if len(embedding) != self.embedding_dimension:
+                         logger.warning(f"API returned embedding of dimension {len(embedding)}, but expected {self.embedding_dimension} for model {self.model_name}. Adjusting config might be needed.")
+                    return embedding
+                else:
+                    raise ValueError(f"Unexpected API response structure: {api_response}")
+
+        except aiohttp.ClientError as e:
+            raise ConnectionError(f"API request failed: {e}") from e
+        except ValueError as e:
+            raise ValueError(f"Error processing API response: {e}") from e
+
+
+    async def embed_query(self, text: str) -> List[float]:
+        """Asynchronously embeds a single query text."""
+        results = await self.embed_documents([text])
+        if results:
+            return results[0]
+        return [] # Or raise an error if embedding a query must always succeed
+
+# --- Embedding Model Configuration ---
+EMBEDDING_MODEL_CONFIGS: Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]] = {
+    "MiniLM": { # Example for a local Sentence Transformer model
+        "type": "sentence_transformer",
+        "model_name": "sentence-transformers/all-MiniLM-L6-v2"
+    },
+    "bge-m3": { # Example for a third-party API model
+        "type": "third_party_api",
+        "model_name": "bge-m3",
+        "api_endpoint": "https://api.qhaigc.net/v1/embeddings",
+        "headers": {
+            "Content-Type": "application/json",
+            "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.getenv('rag_api_key')}"
+        },
+        "payload_template": {
+            "model": "bge-m3",
+            "input": ""
+        },
+        "embedding_dimension": 1024
+    },
+    "OpenAI-Ada-002": {
+        "type": "third_party_api",
+        "model_name": "text-embedding-ada-002",
+        "api_endpoint": "https://api.openai.com/v1/embeddings",
+        "headers": {
+            "Content-Type": "application/json",
+            "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.getenv('OPENAI_API_KEY')}" # Ensure OPENAI_API_KEY is set
+        },
+        "payload_template": {
+            "model": "text-embedding-ada-002",
+            "input": "" # Text will be injected here
+        },
+        "embedding_dimension": 1536
+    },
+    "OpenAI-Embedding-3-Small": {
+        "type": "third_party_api",
+        "model_name": "text-embedding-3-small",
+        "api_endpoint": "https://api.openai.com/v1/embeddings",
+        "headers": {
+            "Content-Type": "application/json",
+            "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.getenv('OPENAI_API_KEY')}"
+        },
+        "payload_template": {
+            "model": "text-embedding-3-small",
+            "input": "",
+            # "dimensions": 512 # Optional: uncomment if you want a specific output dimension
+        },
+        "embedding_dimension": 1536 # Default max dimension for text-embedding-3-small
+    },
+}
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diff --git a/pkg/rag/knowledge/services/parser.py b/pkg/rag/knowledge/services/parser.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5fa7d589
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/rag/knowledge/services/parser.py
@@ -0,0 +1,288 @@
+
+import PyPDF2
+from docx import Document
+import pandas as pd
+import csv
+import chardet
+from typing import Union, List, Callable, Any
+import logging
+import markdown
+from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
+import ebooklib
+from ebooklib import epub
+import re
+import asyncio # Import asyncio for async operations
+import os
+
+# Configure logging
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+class FileParser:
+    """
+    A robust file parser class to extract text content from various document formats.
+    It supports TXT, PDF, DOCX, XLSX, CSV, Markdown, HTML, and EPUB files.
+    All core file reading operations are designed to be run synchronously in a thread pool
+    to avoid blocking the asyncio event loop.
+    """
+    def __init__(self):
+        
+        self.logger = logging.getLogger(self.__class__.__name__)
+
+    async def _run_sync(self, sync_func: Callable, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> Any:
+        """
+        Runs a synchronous function in a separate thread to prevent blocking the event loop.
+        This is a general utility method for wrapping blocking I/O operations.
+        """
+        try:
+            return await asyncio.to_thread(sync_func, *args, **kwargs)
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.logger.error(f"Error running synchronous function {sync_func.__name__}: {e}")
+            raise
+
+    async def parse(self, file_path: str) -> Union[str, None]:
+        """
+        Parses the file based on its extension and returns the extracted text content.
+        This is the main asynchronous entry point for parsing.
+        
+        Args:
+            file_path (str): The path to the file to be parsed.
+
+        Returns:
+            Union[str, None]: The extracted text content as a single string, or None if parsing fails.
+        """
+        if not file_path or not os.path.exists(file_path):
+            self.logger.error(f"Invalid file path provided: {file_path}")
+            return None
+
+        file_extension = file_path.split('.')[-1].lower()
+        parser_method = getattr(self, f'_parse_{file_extension}', None)
+        
+        if parser_method is None:
+            self.logger.error(f"Unsupported file format: {file_extension} for file {file_path}")
+            return None
+        
+        try:
+            # Pass file_path to the specific parser methods
+            return await parser_method(file_path)
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.logger.error(f"Failed to parse {file_extension} file {file_path}: {e}")
+            return None
+
+    # --- Helper for reading files with encoding detection ---
+    async def _read_file_content(self, file_path: str, mode: str = 'r') -> Union[str, bytes]:
+        """
+        Reads a file with automatic encoding detection, ensuring the synchronous
+        file read operation runs in a separate thread.
+        """
+        def _read_sync():
+            with open(file_path, 'rb') as file:
+                raw_data = file.read()
+                detected = chardet.detect(raw_data)
+                encoding = detected['encoding'] or 'utf-8'
+            
+            if mode == 'r':
+                return raw_data.decode(encoding, errors='ignore')
+            return raw_data # For binary mode
+
+        return await self._run_sync(_read_sync)
+
+    # --- Specific Parser Methods ---
+
+    async def _parse_txt(self, file_path: str) -> str:
+        """Parses a TXT file and returns its content."""
+        self.logger.info(f"Parsing TXT file: {file_path}")
+        return await self._read_file_content(file_path, mode='r')
+
+    async def _parse_pdf(self, file_path: str) -> str:
+        """Parses a PDF file and returns its text content."""
+        self.logger.info(f"Parsing PDF file: {file_path}")
+        def _parse_pdf_sync():
+            text_content = []
+            with open(file_path, 'rb') as file:
+                pdf_reader = PyPDF2.PdfReader(file)
+                for page in pdf_reader.pages:
+                    text = page.extract_text()
+                    if text:
+                        text_content.append(text)
+            return '\n'.join(text_content)
+        return await self._run_sync(_parse_pdf_sync)
+
+    async def _parse_docx(self, file_path: str) -> str:
+        """Parses a DOCX file and returns its text content."""
+        self.logger.info(f"Parsing DOCX file: {file_path}")
+        def _parse_docx_sync():
+            doc = Document(file_path)
+            text_content = [paragraph.text for paragraph in doc.paragraphs if paragraph.text.strip()]
+            return '\n'.join(text_content)
+        return await self._run_sync(_parse_docx_sync)
+    
+    async def _parse_doc(self, file_path: str) -> str:
+        """Handles .doc files, explicitly stating lack of direct support."""
+        self.logger.warning(f"Direct .doc parsing is not supported for {file_path}. Please convert to .docx first.")
+        raise NotImplementedError("Direct .doc parsing not supported. Please convert to .docx first.")
+        
+    async def _parse_xlsx(self, file_path: str) -> str:
+        """Parses an XLSX file, returning text from all sheets."""
+        self.logger.info(f"Parsing XLSX file: {file_path}")
+        def _parse_xlsx_sync():
+            excel_file = pd.ExcelFile(file_path)
+            all_sheet_content = []
+            for sheet_name in excel_file.sheet_names:
+                df = pd.read_excel(file_path, sheet_name=sheet_name)
+                sheet_text = f"--- Sheet: {sheet_name} ---\n{df.to_string(index=False)}\n"
+                all_sheet_content.append(sheet_text)
+            return '\n'.join(all_sheet_content)
+        return await self._run_sync(_parse_xlsx_sync)
+        
+    async def _parse_csv(self, file_path: str) -> str:
+        """Parses a CSV file and returns its content as a string."""
+        self.logger.info(f"Parsing CSV file: {file_path}")
+        def _parse_csv_sync():
+            # pd.read_csv can often detect encoding, but explicit detection is safer
+            raw_data = self._read_file_content(file_path, mode='rb') # Note: this will need to be await outside this sync function
+            # For simplicity, we'll let pandas handle encoding internally after a raw read.
+            # A more robust solution might pass encoding directly to pd.read_csv after detection.
+            detected = chardet.detect(open(file_path, 'rb').read())
+            encoding = detected['encoding'] or 'utf-8'
+            df = pd.read_csv(file_path, encoding=encoding)
+            return df.to_string(index=False)
+        return await self._run_sync(_parse_csv_sync)
+    
+    async def _parse_markdown(self, file_path: str) -> str:
+        """Parses a Markdown file, converting it to structured plain text."""
+        self.logger.info(f"Parsing Markdown file: {file_path}")
+        def _parse_markdown_sync():
+            md_content = self._read_file_content(file_path, mode='r') # This is a synchronous call within a sync function
+            html_content = markdown.markdown(
+                md_content,
+                extensions=['extra', 'codehilite', 'tables', 'toc', 'fenced_code']
+            )
+            soup = BeautifulSoup(html_content, 'html.parser')
+            text_parts = []
+            for element in soup.children:
+                if element.name in ['h1', 'h2', 'h3', 'h4', 'h5', 'h6']:
+                    level = int(element.name[1])
+                    text_parts.append('#' * level + ' ' + element.get_text().strip())
+                elif element.name == 'p':
+                    text = element.get_text().strip()
+                    if text:
+                        text_parts.append(text)
+                elif element.name in ['ul', 'ol']:
+                    for li in element.find_all('li'):
+                        text_parts.append(f"* {li.get_text().strip()}")
+                elif element.name == 'pre':
+                    code_block = element.get_text().strip()
+                    if code_block:
+                        text_parts.append(f"```\n{code_block}\n```")
+                elif element.name == 'table':
+                    table_str = self._extract_table_to_markdown_sync(element) # Call sync helper
+                    if table_str:
+                        text_parts.append(table_str)
+                elif element.name:
+                    text = element.get_text(separator=' ', strip=True)
+                    if text:
+                        text_parts.append(text)
+            cleaned_text = re.sub(r'\n\s*\n', '\n\n', '\n'.join(text_parts))
+            return cleaned_text.strip()
+        return await self._run_sync(_parse_markdown_sync)
+
+    async def _parse_html(self, file_path: str) -> str:
+        """Parses an HTML file, extracting structured plain text."""
+        self.logger.info(f"Parsing HTML file: {file_path}")
+        def _parse_html_sync():
+            html_content = self._read_file_content(file_path, mode='r') # Sync call within sync function
+            soup = BeautifulSoup(html_content, 'html.parser')
+            for script_or_style in soup(["script", "style"]):
+                script_or_style.decompose()
+            text_parts = []
+            for element in soup.body.children if soup.body else soup.children:
+                if element.name in ['h1', 'h2', 'h3', 'h4', 'h5', 'h6']:
+                    level = int(element.name[1])
+                    text_parts.append('#' * level + ' ' + element.get_text().strip())
+                elif element.name == 'p':
+                    text = element.get_text().strip()
+                    if text:
+                        text_parts.append(text)
+                elif element.name in ['ul', 'ol']:
+                    for li in element.find_all('li'):
+                        text = li.get_text().strip()
+                        if text:
+                            text_parts.append(f"* {text}")
+                elif element.name == 'table':
+                    table_str = self._extract_table_to_markdown_sync(element) # Call sync helper
+                    if table_str:
+                        text_parts.append(table_str)
+                elif element.name:
+                    text = element.get_text(separator=' ', strip=True)
+                    if text:
+                        text_parts.append(text)
+            cleaned_text = re.sub(r'\n\s*\n', '\n\n', '\n'.join(text_parts))
+            return cleaned_text.strip()
+        return await self._run_sync(_parse_html_sync)
+    
+    async def _parse_epub(self, file_path: str) -> str:
+        """Parses an EPUB file, extracting metadata and content."""
+        self.logger.info(f"Parsing EPUB file: {file_path}")
+        def _parse_epub_sync():
+            book = epub.read_epub(file_path)
+            text_content = []
+            title_meta = book.get_metadata('DC', 'title')
+            if title_meta:
+                text_content.append(f"Title: {title_meta[0][0]}")
+            creator_meta = book.get_metadata('DC', 'creator')
+            if creator_meta:
+                text_content.append(f"Author: {creator_meta[0][0]}")
+            date_meta = book.get_metadata('DC', 'date')
+            if date_meta:
+                text_content.append(f"Publish Date: {date_meta[0][0]}")
+            toc = book.get_toc()
+            if toc:
+                text_content.append("\n--- Table of Contents ---")
+                self._add_toc_items_sync(toc, text_content, level=0) # Call sync helper
+                text_content.append("--- End of Table of Contents ---\n")
+            for item in book.get_items():
+                if item.get_type() == ebooklib.ITEM_DOCUMENT:
+                    html_content = item.get_content().decode('utf-8', errors='ignore')
+                    soup = BeautifulSoup(html_content, 'html.parser')
+                    for junk in soup(["script", "style", "nav", "header", "footer"]):
+                        junk.decompose()
+                    text = soup.get_text(separator='\n', strip=True)
+                    text = re.sub(r'\n\s*\n', '\n\n', text)
+                    if text:
+                        text_content.append(text)
+            return re.sub(r'\n\s*\n', '\n\n', '\n'.join(text_content)).strip()
+        return await self._run_sync(_parse_epub_sync)
+
+    def _add_toc_items_sync(self, toc_list: list, text_content: list, level: int):
+        """Recursively adds TOC items to text_content (synchronous helper)."""
+        indent = '  ' * level
+        for item in toc_list:
+            if isinstance(item, tuple):
+                chapter, subchapters = item
+                text_content.append(f"{indent}- {chapter.title}")
+                self._add_toc_items_sync(subchapters, text_content, level + 1)
+            else:
+                text_content.append(f"{indent}- {item.title}")
+
+    def _extract_table_to_markdown_sync(self, table_element: BeautifulSoup) -> str:
+        """Helper to convert a BeautifulSoup table element into a Markdown table string (synchronous)."""
+        headers = [th.get_text().strip() for th in table_element.find_all('th')]
+        rows = []
+        for tr in table_element.find_all('tr'):
+            cells = [td.get_text().strip() for td in tr.find_all('td')]
+            if cells:
+                rows.append(cells)
+        
+        if not headers and not rows:
+            return ""
+
+        table_lines = []
+        if headers:
+            table_lines.append(' | '.join(headers))
+            table_lines.append(' | '.join(['---'] * len(headers)))
+        
+        for row_cells in rows:
+            padded_cells = row_cells + [''] * (len(headers) - len(row_cells)) if headers else row_cells
+            table_lines.append(' | '.join(padded_cells))
+        
+        return '\n'.join(table_lines)
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diff --git a/pkg/rag/knowledge/services/retriever.py b/pkg/rag/knowledge/services/retriever.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6da1c5d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/rag/knowledge/services/retriever.py
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+# services/retriever.py
+import asyncio
+import logging
+import numpy as np # Make sure numpy is imported
+from typing import List, Dict, Any
+from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
+from services.base_service import BaseService
+from services.database import Chunk, SessionLocal
+from services.embedding_models import BaseEmbeddingModel, EmbeddingModelFactory
+from services.chroma_manager import ChromaIndexManager
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+class Retriever(BaseService):
+    def __init__(self, model_type: str, model_name_key: str, chroma_manager: ChromaIndexManager):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.logger = logging.getLogger(self.__class__.__name__)
+        self.model_type = model_type
+        self.model_name_key = model_name_key
+        self.chroma_manager = chroma_manager
+
+        self.embedding_model: BaseEmbeddingModel = self._load_embedding_model()
+
+    def _load_embedding_model(self) -> BaseEmbeddingModel:
+        self.logger.info(f"Loading retriever embedding model: type={self.model_type}, name_key={self.model_name_key}...")
+        try:
+            model = EmbeddingModelFactory.create_model(self.model_type, self.model_name_key)
+            self.logger.info(f"Retriever embedding model '{self.model_name_key}' loaded. Output dimension: {model.embedding_dimension}")
+            return model
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.logger.error(f"Failed to load retriever embedding model '{self.model_name_key}': {e}")
+            raise
+
+    async def retrieve(self, query: str, k: int = 5) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+        if not self.embedding_model:
+            raise RuntimeError("Retriever embedding model not loaded. Please check Retriever initialization.")
+
+        self.logger.info(f"Retrieving for query: '{query}' with k={k} using {self.model_name_key}")
+
+        query_embedding: List[float] = await self.embedding_model.embed_query(query)
+        query_embedding_np = np.array([query_embedding], dtype=np.float32)
+
+        chroma_results = await self._run_sync(
+            self.chroma_manager.search_sync,
+            query_embedding_np, k
+        )
+
+        # 'ids' is always returned by ChromaDB, even if not explicitly in 'include'
+        matched_chroma_ids = chroma_results.get("ids", [[]])[0]
+        distances = chroma_results.get("distances", [[]])[0]
+        chroma_metadatas = chroma_results.get("metadatas", [[]])[0]
+        chroma_documents = chroma_results.get("documents", [[]])[0]
+
+        if not matched_chroma_ids:
+            self.logger.info("No relevant chunks found in Chroma.")
+            return []
+
+        db_chunk_ids = []
+        for metadata in chroma_metadatas:
+            if "chunk_id" in metadata:
+                db_chunk_ids.append(metadata["chunk_id"])
+            else:
+                self.logger.warning(f"Metadata missing 'chunk_id': {metadata}. Skipping this entry.")
+
+        if not db_chunk_ids:
+            self.logger.warning("No valid chunk_ids extracted from Chroma results metadata.")
+            return []
+
+        self.logger.info(f"Fetching {len(db_chunk_ids)} chunk details from relational database...")
+        chunks_from_db = await self._run_sync(
+            lambda cids: self._db_get_chunks_sync(SessionLocal(), cids), # Ensure SessionLocal is passed correctly for _db_get_chunks_sync
+            db_chunk_ids
+        )
+
+        chunk_map = {chunk.id: chunk for chunk in chunks_from_db}
+        results_list: List[Dict[str, Any]] = []
+
+        for i, chroma_id in enumerate(matched_chroma_ids):
+            try:
+                # Ensure original_chunk_id is int for DB lookup
+                original_chunk_id = int(chroma_id.split('_')[-1])
+            except (ValueError, IndexError):
+                self.logger.warning(f"Could not parse chunk_id from Chroma ID: {chroma_id}. Skipping.")
+                continue
+
+            chunk_text_from_chroma = chroma_documents[i]
+            distance = float(distances[i])
+            file_id_from_chroma = chroma_metadatas[i].get("file_id")
+
+            chunk_from_db = chunk_map.get(original_chunk_id)
+
+            results_list.append({
+                "chunk_id": original_chunk_id,
+                "text": chunk_from_db.text if chunk_from_db else chunk_text_from_chroma,
+                "distance": distance,
+                "file_id": file_id_from_chroma
+            })
+
+        self.logger.info(f"Retrieved {len(results_list)} chunks.")
+        return results_list
+
+    def _db_get_chunks_sync(self, session: Session, chunk_ids: List[int]) -> List[Chunk]:
+        self.logger.debug(f"Fetching {len(chunk_ids)} chunk details from database (sync).")
+        chunks = session.query(Chunk).filter(Chunk.id.in_(chunk_ids)).all()
+        session.close()
+        return chunks
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diff --git a/pkg/rag/knowledge/utils/crawler.py b/pkg/rag/knowledge/utils/crawler.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5e85bfb0..27a03a92 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -49,6 +49,17 @@ dependencies = [
     "ruff>=0.11.9",
     "pre-commit>=4.2.0",
     "uv>=0.7.11",
+    "PyPDF2>=3.0.1",
+    "python-docx>=1.1.0",
+    "pandas>=2.2.2",
+    "chardet>=5.2.0",
+    "markdown>=3.6",
+    "beautifulsoup4>=4.12.3",
+    "ebooklib>=0.18",
+    "html2text>=2024.2.26",
+    "langchain>=0.2.0",
+    "chromadb>=0.4.24",
+    "sentence-transformers>=2.6.1",
 ]
 keywords = [
     "bot",